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Italy vs Japan: population pyramids in 2039

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ItalyJapan

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Each bar is the share of the total population at that single year of age (men left, women right), so countries of different sizes can be compared.

Italy and Japan compared

In 2039, Italy has a population of 55.6 million and Japan 113 million; Japan is about 2.0 times the size of Italy.

The share aged 65 and over is 33.3% in Italy and 34.5% in Japan, 1.1 points higher in Japan. The median age is 52.8 years in Italy and 53.9 years in Japan.

The total fertility rate is 1.30 in Italy and 1.31 in Japan, both below the replacement level of about 2.1. Life expectancy at birth is 85.9 years in Italy and 87.0 years in Japan.

By 2050, the population of Italy is projected to shrink by 6.5% and that of Japan to shrink by 7.1% compared with 2039.

GDP per person is $43K in Italy (2025) and $36K in Japan (2025).

Figures from 2024 are UN medium-variant projections.

Key figures (2039)

ItalyJapan
Population55.6 million113 million
Aged 0–1410.4%10.3%
Aged 15–6456.3%55.2%
Aged 65+33.3%34.5%
Median age52.8 yrs53.9 yrs
Old-age dependency59.262.4
Total fertility rate1.301.31
Life expectancy85.9 yrs87.0 yrs
Population growth-0.52%-0.65%
Net migration (per year)+41,436+120,375
GDP$2.55T (2025)$4.44T (2025)
GDP per person$43K (2025)$36K (2025)
Unemployment6.4% (2025)2.5% (2025)

Economic figures are the latest year published for each country.

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